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WHY THERAPy

Therapy is an ethical choice, when understanding ourselves helps us reduce the harm we can do to others and our planet.

We've learned to tune out in order to cope with the uncertainty and discomfort of life. Unfortunately that's cut us off from our senses and our ability to fully feel the “good” stuff too.

Happiness is not a goal of therapy. Happiness is not a thing we can ultimately achieve. Aliveness is something we can strive towards and happiness will be in there along with everything else.

It may be too much to imagine loving yourself. It may even be too much to imagine accepting yourself. First, you'll learn to tolerate yourself without needing to numb, push away, distract, suppress.

We aren't meant to live in isolation. But a lot of us are scarred by our relationships - back when we were kids and also as adults. Finding a therapist you can learn to connect with is an essential part of healing. People will sometimes disappoint you and relationships of all kinds are hard. But you can't do it alone.

It may be too much to imagine loving yourself. It may even be too much to imagine accepting yourself. First, you’ll learn to tolerate yourself without needing to numb, push away, distract, suppress.

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Services

INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

Let's face it - being human sucks sometimes. And most of us develop all kinds of strategies to deal with this. Many of these strategies, we developed a long long time ago in response to circumstances very much out of our control...READ MORE

COUPLE THERAPY

Attachment is healthy and necessary but many of us are wounded by not-so-perfectly-healthy early childhood attachments. We tend to replay these early attachment wounds in our adult relationships, relating from a defended stance that blocks us from experiencing true intimacy...READ MORE

FOOD & BODY IMAGE

The vast majority of adults (and many children) in the United States have some kind of disordered relationship to food and body. We're taught that the way we are isn't good enough and listening to our bodies' desires is dangerous...READ MORE

SUBSTANCE MISUSE

Despite popular discourse on addiction, your substance use is not a black and white issue. You don't necessarily have a disease and your uncertainty about abstinence doesn't mean you're in denial. So take a deep breath...READ MORE

Therapy is an ethical choice, when understanding ourselves helps us reduce the harm we can do to others and our planet.

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rates

FREE

15 Min. phone consultation

This phone call is how we can discuss your needs in therapy and go over some basic questions to make sure we might be a good fit. If you are enquiring about couple or family therapy, I'll want to speak to each person involved.

$170

50 Min. individual Session

Sessions are typically 50 minutes, weekly. We can discuss if it would be helpful to increase the length of the session or the frequency of meetings. Longer session are prorated at the hourly rate.

Insurance

I don't contract with any insurance companies. However, if you have a PPO health plan, a health savings account, or medical reimbursement account through your employer, I can provide you with statements for reimbursement. I recommend you check with your insurer about "out-of-network" reimbursement.

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About Lily

I grew up being taught that making the world a better place was more important than anything. But along the way, I saw a lot of behavior that didn't line up with the message I was receiving verbally. It turns out, wanting to be a certain way isn't enough when we're dealing with generations of trauma, a society that alienates us in all kinds of ways, and interpersonal pain. Healing myself became an integral aspect of fighting to improve the world around me.

I now know that social and environmental justice won't happen unless we learn to love ourselves enough to challenge ourselves in sustainable ways. I bring this lens to my work as a therapist. I believe the personal is political and vice versa. I believe looking inward is an important part of the fight for justice everywhere.